Soap-holder



C. L. MAY.

SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-13.1917.

1 35,9 1 8 Patented June 3, 1919.

ED STA i CHARLES I. MAY, OF HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, (hmnnns L. MAY, a citizen of the United States residing at Houghton, in the county of lon htou and State of-Michigan, have inventor new and useful Improvements in Sea i-'Holders, of which the following is a speci cation.

This invention relates to soap holders, and has particular reference to that class of devices which are designed to be. supported from a wall or the like.

One of the chief characteristics of the invention resides in 'roviding the soap receiving receptacle with a tray adapted to receive the water, soap suds and the like which drains from the soap receptacle, means being provided to maintain the tray fixed relatively to the receptacle, but ermittin the tray to be conveniently associated witi the rece tacle or removed therefrom.

T e nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detail description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing formin part of this specification like numerals 0 reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device showing the parts associated.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the soap receptacle with the tray removed.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the tray.

Referring to the drawing in detail 10 indicates the soap containing receptacle, which may be constructed from any suitable material, size and configuration without de arting from the spirit of the nvention. ow-

ever, as shown in th s specific instancerthe,

receptacle comprises a perforated bottom,

"front and rear walls 11 and end walls 12.

Frojecting rearwardly from one of the walls 11 is a substantially L-shaped bracket extension constituting a bracket by means of which the device in its entirety is supported from a Wall or other similar support. The

. vertical portion 13 of the extension is adapted tolie flat against the wall or other support, and isprovided with a plurality of apertures 14 for the rece tion of suitable fastening elements utilize to support the re- Speoifloation of Letters Patent.

Application flied October 18, 1917. Serial No. 186,508.

, requires.

Patented June a, 1919.

upon the receptacle 10, the cover serving to maintain the cake of soap in a sanitary condition, by eliminating the entrance of dust and other foreign matter mto the recepta le.

'lhe cover is provided with a lip 15' to r'aellitate lifting of the cover as the occasion A tray 16 corrcspomlin v in contour with the receptacle -1() is emp eyed in the production of the invention, this tray being supported by the receptacle and beneath the ottom thereof to receive the water and soap suds which drains from the receptacle throu h the perforations in the bottom thereof. he tray may be maintained associated with the receptacle in various ways, but as shown in this specific instance the end walls 12 of the receptacle are provided with ribs 17 which are ada ted to be received within recesses or the-1i e in the adjacentcorresponding walls of the tray, when the latter is associated with the receptacle. The component parts of the device in its entirety are made out of material possessing the requisite resiliency or springiness, to permit the walls of the tray to snap into engagement with the walls 12 of the soap containing rece tacle. In this manner the tray is maintained fixed relatively to the receptacle, and while casual separation or derangement is obviated, the tray may be conveniently and easily removed from the receptacle 10 to cleanse the same, or for any other purpose as the occasion may require. One or more walls of the tray 16 is provided .With a series of openings 19 for the admittance of air, whereby the lower portion of the receptacle 10 may be properly ventilated with a view of maintaining the soap in a dry condition.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that what is herein shown and descr i' trative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, to which I do not limit myself, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is A soap holder comprising a soap containing receptacle having a perforated bottom, a substantially L-shaped bracket forming an d is merely il1us-- integral part of the receptacle whereby the.

cle and partly receiving the latter, the corresponding Walls of the tray being outwardly bulged to provide grooves into which aving bulged portions, a tray arranged beneath the recepta thesaid bulged portions of the receptacle are adapted to sna whereby the tray is detachably associate with the receptacle, and said tray having a plurality of openings lying in a plane beneath the bottom of the receptacle. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES L. MAY. 

